diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertOutputs.tsx b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertOutputs.tsx
index e5d282fe8..45684790d 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertOutputs.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertOutputs.tsx
@@ -4,21 +4,40 @@ import AlertTabs from 'src/kapacitor/components/AlertTabs'
 
 import {Kapacitor, Source} from 'src/types'
 
+export interface Notification {
+  id?: string
+  type: string
+  icon: string
+  duration: number
+  message: string
+}
+
+type NotificationFunc = () => Notification
+
 interface AlertOutputProps {
   exists: boolean
   kapacitor: Kapacitor
   source: Source
   hash: string
+  publishNotification: (message: Notification | NotificationFunc) => void
 }
 
 const AlertOutputs: SFC<AlertOutputProps> = ({
-  exists,
-  kapacitor,
-  source,
   hash,
+  exists,
+  source,
+  kapacitor,
+  publishNotification,
 }) => {
   if (exists) {
-    return <AlertTabs source={source} kapacitor={kapacitor} hash={hash} />
+    return (
+      <AlertTabs
+        hash={hash}
+        source={source}
+        kapacitor={kapacitor}
+        publishNotification={publishNotification}
+      />
+    )
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertTabs.js b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertTabs.js
index 1debe68bf..5d6827c6f 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertTabs.js
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertTabs.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import React, {Component} from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import {connect} from 'react-redux'
-import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux'
 
 import _ from 'lodash'
-import {publishNotification as publishNotificationAction} from 'shared/actions/notifications'
 
 import {Tab, Tabs, TabPanel, TabPanels, TabList} from 'shared/components/Tabs'
 import {
@@ -331,8 +328,4 @@ AlertTabs.propTypes = {
   hash: string.isRequired,
 }
 
-const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
-  publishNotification: bindActionCreators(publishNotificationAction, dispatch),
-})
-
-export default connect(null, mapDispatchToProps)(AlertTabs)
+export default AlertTabs
diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/KapacitorForm.tsx b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/KapacitorForm.tsx
index a57b5985a..b722e89f0 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/KapacitorForm.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/KapacitorForm.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ import Input from 'src/kapacitor/components/KapacitorFormInput'
 
 import {Kapacitor, Source} from 'src/types'
 
+export interface Notification {
+  id?: string
+  type: string
+  icon: string
+  duration: number
+  message: string
+}
+
+type NotificationFunc = () => Notification
+
 interface Props {
   kapacitor: Kapacitor
   exists: boolean
@@ -15,6 +25,7 @@ interface Props {
   onChangeUrl: (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void
   source: Source
   hash: string
+  publishNotification: (message: Notification | NotificationFunc) => void
 }
 
 const KapacitorForm: SFC<Props> = ({
@@ -27,6 +38,7 @@ const KapacitorForm: SFC<Props> = ({
   onInputChange,
   source,
   hash,
+  publishNotification,
 }) =>
   <div className="page">
     <div className="page-header">
@@ -102,14 +114,13 @@ const KapacitorForm: SFC<Props> = ({
             </div>
           </div>
           <div className="col-md-9">
-            {
-              <AlertOutputs
-                exists={exists}
-                kapacitor={kapacitor}
-                source={source}
-                hash={hash}
-              />
-            }
+            <AlertOutputs
+              hash={hash}
+              exists={exists}
+              source={source}
+              kapacitor={kapacitor}
+              publishNotification={publishNotification}
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/containers/KapacitorPage.tsx b/ui/src/kapacitor/containers/KapacitorPage.tsx
index 7da7ac3c8..aee066d33 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/containers/KapacitorPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/containers/KapacitorPage.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
 export const defaultName = 'My Kapacitor'
 export const kapacitorPort = '9092'
 
-type Notification = {
+export interface Notification {
   id?: string
   type: string
   icon: string
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type Notification = {
   message: string
 }
 
-type NotificationFunc = () => Notification
+export type NotificationFunc = () => Notification
 
 interface Kapacitor {
   url: string
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ export class KapacitorPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       const kapacitor = await getKapacitor(source, id)
       this.setState({kapacitor})
       await this.checkKapacitorConnection(kapacitor)
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error('Could not get kapacitor: ', err)
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Could not get kapacitor: ', error)
       publishNotification(NOTIFY_KAPACITOR_CONNECTION_FAILED)
     }
   }
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ export class KapacitorPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       await pingKapacitor(kapacitor)
       this.setState({exists: true})
     } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error)
       this.setState({exists: false})
       this.props.publishNotification(NOTIFY_KAPACITOR_CONNECTION_FAILED)
     }
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ export class KapacitorPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const {source, location, params} = this.props
+    const {source, location, params, publishNotification} = this.props
     const hash = (location && location.hash) || (params && params.hash) || ''
     const {kapacitor, exists} = this.state
 
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ export class KapacitorPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
         onChangeUrl={this.handleChangeUrl}
         onReset={this.handleResetToDefaults}
         onInputChange={this.handleInputChange}
+        publishNotification={publishNotification}
       />
     )
   }
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/apis/index.js b/ui/src/shared/apis/index.js
index 96bfeced2..d08804d84 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/apis/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/apis/index.js
@@ -36,16 +36,22 @@ export function deleteSource(source) {
   })
 }
 
-export function pingKapacitor(kapacitor) {
-  return AJAX({
-    method: 'GET',
-    url: kapacitor.links.ping,
-  })
+export const pingKapacitor = async kapacitor => {
+  try {
+    const data = await AJAX({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: kapacitor.links.ping,
+    })
+    return data
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error)
+    throw error
+  }
 }
 
 export const getKapacitor = async (source, kapacitorID) => {
   try {
-    const {data} = AJAX({
+    const {data} = await AJAX({
       url: `${source.links.kapacitors}/${kapacitorID}`,
       method: 'GET',
     })
@@ -134,7 +140,12 @@ export function updateKapacitor({
 }
 
 export const getKapacitorConfig = async kapacitor => {
-  return await kapacitorProxy(kapacitor, 'GET', '/kapacitor/v1/config', '')
+  try {
+    return await kapacitorProxy(kapacitor, 'GET', '/kapacitor/v1/config', '')
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error)
+    throw error
+  }
 }
 
 export const getKapacitorConfigSection = (kapacitor, section) => {
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/copy/notifications.js b/ui/src/shared/copy/notifications.js
index ee750050c..19f1a2cd6 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/copy/notifications.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/copy/notifications.js
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ export const NOTIFY_ALERT_ENDPOINT_SAVED = endpoint => ({
 })
 
 export const NOTIFY_ALERT_ENDPOINT_SAVE_FAILED = (endpoint, errorMessage) => ({
-  ...defaultSuccessNotification,
+  ...defaultErrorNotification,
   message: `There was an error saving the alert configuration for ${endpoint}: ${errorMessage}`,
 })
 
diff --git a/ui/test/kapacitor/containers/KapacitorPage.test.tsx b/ui/test/kapacitor/containers/KapacitorPage.test.tsx
index e8860e648..fbba550ce 100644
--- a/ui/test/kapacitor/containers/KapacitorPage.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/test/kapacitor/containers/KapacitorPage.test.tsx
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ describe('Kapacitor.Containers.KapacitorPage', () => {
           await wrapper.instance().componentDidMount()
 
           expect(wrapper.state().kapacitor).toEqual(mocks.kapacitor)
+          expect(wrapper.state().exists).toBe(true)
         })
       })
     })